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100%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
100% User Score Based on 75 reviews

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[Redacted] The Safehouse is a single player and multiplayer simulation game with a mystery theme. It was developed by Heartbeast and was released on April 9, 2026. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 75 reviews
story12 positive mentions
optimization1 negative mentions
  • Engaging and intriguing mystery with clever investigative mechanics and satisfying story twists.
  • Great atmospheric design with immersive audio and visual aesthetics that enhance the detective experience.
  • Accessible gameplay with a unique keyword-based computer mechanic that is fun and rewarding to solve.
  • Very short game length, generally around 1 to 2 hours, which leaves players wanting more content.
  • Some puzzles and story elements feel straightforward or underdeveloped, resulting in limited challenge or depth.
  • Minor issues with brightness, minor bugs, and lack of achievements or post-completion content for full exploration.

  • story

    38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is a compact yet compelling detective mystery that unfolds through exploration and uncovering keywords, reminiscent of "Her Story" but with added immersion via interactive crime scene investigation. While brief—lasting about an hour—it offers dark humor, intriguing twists, and engaging narrative mechanics that many players found absorbing and worth the experience. Some wished for a longer or deeper story, but overall it delivers a satisfying, tightly woven plot in a confined, atmospheric setting.

    • “The aesthetics and atmosphere are perfectly balanced and let the player immerse themselves in the crime scene and get fully absorbed by the story.”
    • “But unlike Her Story, you can also move around the crime scene and interact with items, find notes, enter codes, etc. Once you get enough results, you can order them chronologically and understand the whole story.”
    • “The game can be finished in one sitting, but I was engaged in the story the entire way through and I enjoyed the experience of learning what happened through journal entries.”
    • “It's kinda like Her Story, with a 'walkaround and open doors to reveal new keywords or phrases' sprinkled on top, but lacking the theatrical performance and requirement to watch and analyze.”
    • “This might be a weird complaint, and is kind of related to my first issue, but it seems more like the journal entries are there to tell the story and less like they are an actual human's journal.”
    • “My review might seem negative but really my complaint is that the story is too quick and I just want more, which I don't think is a bad thing.”

  • gameplay

    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay centers around a clever detective mechanic resembling "Her Story," where players use keyword searches and a unique redacted-text feature to uncover narratives and piece together the story. Despite its short length, the game remains engaging with its atmospheric design and thoughtful investigation mechanics, offering a satisfying and immersive mystery experience.

    • “One of the main mechanics, after unlocking the system (the computer), is using keywords to discover more and more information about the story, narrative, and characters.”
    • “For such a short experience (around 1–1.5 hours), the safehouse manages to stay engaging throughout, thanks to its clever investigation mechanics and the way it lets you piece things together yourself.”
    • “The redacted mechanic was a fun way to get you to think like a detective who's trying to piece together exactly what happened and the events leading up to it.”
    • “The 'deduction' gameplay isn't really anything, because diary entries practically unlock themselves, but the sense of dread is surprisingly effective.”
    • “Gameplay-wise it's very similar to 'Her Story'—prompting a database that will only spit a limited amount of results per keyword, so you have to find alternate keywords to uncover all the results.”
    • “Upon finding all (or most) of the keywords to complete the journal entries, the case will be effectively solved, and filling the blanks is just a narrative device here rather than the central mechanics like it is in The Golden Idol or Obra Dinn.”

  • atmosphere

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a consistently tense and gripping atmosphere that effectively immerses players in a dark, crime-scene narrative. Its balanced aesthetics, music, and innovative redacted-text mechanic enhance the experience, keeping players engaged and thoughtful throughout. Overall, the atmosphere is praised for being well-paced and deeply absorbing.

    • “The aesthetics and atmosphere are perfectly balanced, allowing the player to immerse themselves in the crime scene and become fully absorbed by the story.”
    • “I really enjoyed this game's gripping atmosphere and the clever way it forces you to piece together a dark, redacted narrative.”
    • “The atmosphere is solid, and the redacted-text mechanic adds a nice twist that keeps you thinking instead of just clicking through.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics feature a distinctive blend of 3D visuals with a keyword-based investigation style, creating an eerie and atmospheric aesthetic reminiscent of true crime themes. The art style effectively enhances the suspenseful mood, keeping players on edge throughout the game.

    • “A nice short game which combines 3D and keyword-based computer investigation to produce something between an extended version of a “Case of the Golden Idol” case, and a condensed version of Return of the Obra Dinn, this time with true crime aesthetics.”
    • “The aesthetic and feel is eerie; I still am on edge every time I go into the room behind the keycode.”
    • “Art style, atmosphere, music, the story!”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The optimization aspect is criticized for feeling derivative and lacking engaging elements like theatrical performance or analytical depth, resulting in a less compelling experience compared to similar titles.

  • emotional

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game evokes a compelling sense of unease that enhances the overall experience, creating a positively intense emotional atmosphere.

    • “It made me feel uneasy (in a good way)”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users appreciate the music for effectively complementing the game's art style and atmosphere, enhancing the overall storytelling experience.

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[Redacted] The Safehouse is a simulation game with mystery theme.

[Redacted] The Safehouse is available on PC, Windows and Linux.

[Redacted] The Safehouse was released on April 9, 2026.

[Redacted] The Safehouse was developed by Heartbeast.

[Redacted] The Safehouse has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked [Redacted] The Safehouse for its story but disliked it for its optimization.

[Redacted] The Safehouse is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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